Should I ride my snowboard/ skateboard goofy or regular?

Question

I have many conflicts. When riding my skateboard I feel comfortable having my right foot backward for turning reasons. But i feel equally comfortable with my right foot in front also. It is the same for snowboards. I have tried both left and right forward when snowboarding and the are equally comfortable. I need help! How should I ride!!

Answer 1

it doesnt matter as long as your comfortable ...................  i ride goofy

Answer 2

to figure out if your goofy or regular that a run at your board a jump on it.  what ever foot is forward is the way you should ride

Answer 3

well if you say there both comfortable but when you ride regular you turn better i'd say go for the regular because nothing is worse then not being able to turn and have no control right?

-ashley :)

Answer 4

put your stronger foot back

Answer 5

Stand with both feet beside eachother. Have someone push you. Which foot do you shoot forward to catch yourself? This is your front foot. it is good to be able to stand both ways for tricks.

Answer 6

I am just like you when it comes to snowboarding. I can go either way. I can turn sharper on my heal though so depending where I want to go that is the way I ride.

It really doesn't matter though, just for my turning purposes =)

Emily

Answer 7

I'm kinda the same way ... personally, if I ride regular for a whole day, my ankles seemed to hurt more at the end of the day than if I ride goofy, but as far as balance and comfort, both ways work for me on the mountain.  You can always adjust it if you decide to switch, but that's kind of a pain. If you're comfortable doing either, than it shouldn't matter much .... but I've always heard the best way to tell what your dominant foot is is to stand facing someone and have them shove you in the chest like they're trying to push you down... whichever foot you step back with to stabilize, that's how you ride.

Answer 8

WHY U WHINNIG BRO UR SWITCH(MEANS UR BOTH FEET) THATS A SIGN OF BEING ABLE TO GO PRO IF U MASTER BOTH STANCES

Answer 9

if you can switch it up and feel equally comfortable i don't see why you would ask for someone to tell you which way to ride..do what you feel like doing!

Answer 10

i ride goofy but its depends every1 has a different style

Answer 11

It is fine to switch it up, but an easy test is stand, be stable but also somewhat loose, and get someone to push you in the back (not too hard).  Which foot goes forward to catch your balance?  That is the way you are theoretically most comfortable, but again you could be evenly balanced :)

Answer 12

i ride like that and thats awsome cause its SO much easier to do everything.  but try this. set your board up so your bindings are the same on each side. i have mine both 15 degrees out same distance away from the middle it takes alittle to get use to but its feels way better when you do